How Sweet It Is! Maple Sugaring at Reeves-Reed Arboretum

There’s no better way to celebrate winter than with the sweet taste of maple syrup!  Families are invited to Reeves-Reed Arboretum in Summit, New Jersey for its annual Maple Sugaring Fest on Sunday, March 5 from 1 to 4 pm to enjoy a sweet day of family fun.  Visitors will enjoy maple-themed activities including learning how to tap maple trees and how to turn tree sap into delicious maple syrup.  You’ll stand in front of the warm fire where gallons of sap will be boiled down to produce the sweet stuff!

Guests will enjoy this brisk afternoon exploring the Arboretum’s woodland trails and partaking in the Maple Sugaring Challenge. There will be tapping and cooking demonstrations, a story trail, hot cocoa, and special maple treats from featured vendor Maple Magic Confectionery, famous for their yummy maple cotton candy. Piping hot teas and scrumptious maple scones will also be available from The Secret Tea Room.

Maple Sugaring Fest is free for Reeves-Reed Arboretum members and children under 3.  The cost for non-members is $5 per person.  Visit reeves-reedarboretum.org for full details and to register for this and other programs.  Reeves-Reed Arboretum is a non-profit public garden located at 165 Hobart Avenue, Summit, NJ.  Questions? Please call 908-272-8787, x1010.

Interesting
maple sugar facts!

It takes approximately 40 gallons of sap to produce 1 gallon of syrup!

The average sugar maple tree produces about 10 to 20 gallons of sap — so you need to tap several trees to make just one gallon.

Syrup is most often made from sugar maple, red maple, or black maple trees.

Cold nights and warm sunny days encourage the trees’ sap flow.

Sugar maple trees can often live to be 300-400 years old!

The Arboretum’s largest sugar maple tree is approximately 160 years old.